Cost of living comparison
Laos is 81.6% more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Laos instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 24.5% less for restaurants
Sudan
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SDG4,511.25
|
$1.90
LAK41,813
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
$4.20
LAK92,668
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
SDG365.59
|
$0.69
LAK15,216
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
SDG264.58
|
$0.49
LAK10,702
|
|
pay 11.7% more for groceries
Sudan
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
$1.00
LAK22,092
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
$13.03
LAK287,212
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
$6.40
LAK141,067
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
$2.06
LAK45,509
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
$2.07
LAK45,625
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
$0.75
LAK16,422
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
$0.74
LAK16,349
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
$0.96
LAK21,099
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
$1.29
LAK28,414
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
$0.70
LAK15,319
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
$0.45
LAK9,964
|
|
pay 34.0% more for transportation
Sudan
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
SDG3,147.44
|
$4.61
LAK101,504
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
$53.85
LAK1,186,867
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,167.89
LAK620,798,336
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
$10.57
LAK233,033
|
|
pay 53.8% more for housing
Sudan
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
$8.98
LAK197,989
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
$993.83
LAK21,903,194
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$272.14
SDG163,693.55
|
$809.30
LAK17,836,421
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
$58.85
LAK1,296,909
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Sudan
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
$291.32
LAK6,420,567
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
$9,140.14
LAK201,441,658
|
|
pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
$1.11
LAK24,374
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
$1.62
LAK35,681
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
$1.78
LAK39,327
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
$66.31
LAK1,461,460
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
$2.97
LAK65,500
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Sudan
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
$78.60
LAK1,732,244
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
$61.45
LAK1,354,248
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
$65.22
LAK1,437,386
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
$46.67
LAK1,028,571
|
|
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